Welles once again puts in an embarrassing performance that makes one run to the reference books to see if he is indeed the same man who directed and starred in CITIZEN KANE. This film is a tired adventure yarn featuring the rotund ham as the captain of a ferry boat which makes trips
between Hong Kong and Macao. Jurgens plays an aimless derelict from Austria who was kicked out of his home country and is now wandering about looking for action. The action he finds gets him banned from both Hong Kong
and Macao, so he spends most of his time shuttling back and forth on Welles's
boat, much to the captain's dismay. Jurgens, however, is content to stay on board beca...
Released:
1958
Rated:
NR
Length:
113 mins